Best Books? You Decide
Monday July 6, 2009
The July 13, 2009 issue of Newsweek magazine has an opinion piece titled "Best.Books.Ever," which is described as "Recommended reading from notable names." Jenna Bush, daughter of former President George W. Bush, who is the author of Ana's Story and a sixth grade teacher, was invited to select four books for kids. Her "Best.Books.Ever" selections are:
- The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
- Love That Dog by Sharon Creech
- Seedfolks by Paul Fleischman
- Brown Angels by Walter Dean Myers.
Comments
- The Cat in the Hat – toddler/preschool
- Illustrated children’s bible – preschool to early reader
- The Velveteen Rabbit – early reader through elementary school
- To Kill a Mockingbird – middle school to high school
My all-time favorite Children’s books are Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli, Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus by Mo Willems,The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick, The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillaand The Man Who Walked Between the Towers by Gerstein. I could very easily list fifty more.
I don’t know why Jenna Bush would be considered an expert on children’s books. She is really too young.
I think best book lists are good to use to gather new titles to read. On my list would be:
Young Learners Bible
The Pig and Elephant books by Mo Williems
The Boxcar Children
The Bears House
Flat Stanley
My list would be pages long!
My “Best.Books.Ever” list would include:
Owl Moon,Jane Yolen
EXPLORER EXTRAORDINAIRE!, by Jane O’Connor
GOLDILICIOUS,by Victoria Kann
Young Learners Bible
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,
by Mark Twain
“Pisi the Cat and his adventures”,
by Pauline H. d’Almèras
and many many others